LCO Split 1 2023: Teams, Schedule, Standings & More

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LCO Split 1 2023 is finally here. Oceania’s best and brightest League reps will battle it out on the Rift once more, but plenty has changed; new faces, a new format and a new end goal — the PCS playoffs. Who will carry the OCE torch forward?

Bliss, Ground Zero debut for LCO Split 1 2023
Reigning champions Chiefs to begin title defence
Five week split kicks off January 23

The off-season is over, and competitive League of Legends is finally back.

While other regions began their 2023 conquests last week, OCE fans have been made to wait — but no longer.

The LCO is back — but it’s a strange new world that our eight squads enter into. Major changes announced in November means a new pathway for our Oceanic representatives to tread.

OCE will no longer be guaranteed a spot at MSI and Worlds, instead needing to pass the PCS gauntlet in order to represent the region on the big stage.

A new format, too: squads will have just five weeks to prove their worth in pursuit of League glory — and there’s plenty of pressure on our debutants in Bliss and Ground Zero to hit the ground running early.

Bliss will begin their LCO season with a bang: reigning champions Chiefs await the boys in pink in a season opener not to be missed, while Ground Zero kick off their LCO campaign against a rebuilt Pentanet.

A new-look Mammoth take on Dire Wolves, while the Taiwanese-based Peace challenge Kanga in their first series up.

We’re covering LCO Split 1: teams, schedule, results and more.

LCO Split 1 2023 Streams

The LCO streams live on Twitch. Missed the action? Catch up via on-demand VODs posted immediately following each matchday.

LCO Split 1 — Main Stream

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LCO Split 1 2023 Schedule & Results

Split 1 of LCO 2023 features a brand new five week format. Each team will play a best-of-three against one another via round robin.

The playoff format is not set in stone just yet, but all eight squads are expected to be seeded into two groups, with the top two from each group progressing to a double-elimination final bracket.

Note: Week 2 & 3 may be subject to change.

LCO Split 1 2023 Schedule — Week 1

Date	Match	Time (AEDT)
Monday, Jan 23	Bliss v Chiefs	6pm
	Peace v Kanga	7pm
	Pentanet v Ground Zero	8pm
	Dire Wolves v Mammoth	9pm
Tuesday, Jan 24	Pentanet v Kanga	6pm
	Ground Zero v Chiefs	7pm
	Peace v Mammoth	8pm
	Bliss v Dire Wolves	9pm

LCO Split 1 2023 Schedule — Week 2

Date	Match	Time (AEDT)
Monday, Jan 30	Ground Zero v Peace	6pm
	Chiefs v Dire Wolves	7pm
	Kanga v Bliss	8pm
	Mammoth v Pentanet	9pm
Tuesday, Jan 31	Ground Zero v Dire Wolves	6pm
	Kanga v Mammoth	7pm
	Chiefs v Pentanet	8pm
	Peace v Bliss	9pm
Wednesday, Feb 1	Mammoth v Chiefs	6pm
	Bliss v Ground Zero	7pm
	Dire Wolves v Kanga	8pm
	Pentanet v Peace	9pm

LCO Split 1 2023 Schedule — Week 3

Date	Match	Time (AEDT)
Monday, Feb 6	Mammoth v Bliss	6pm
	Dire Wolves v Pentanet	7pm
	Chiefs v Peace	8pm
	Kanga v Ground Zero	9pm
Tuesday, Feb 7	Dire Wolves v Peace	6pm
	Pentanet v Bliss	7pm
	Mammoth v Ground Zero	8pm
	Chiefs v Kanga	9pm
Wednesday, Feb 8	Tiebreakers if necessary	6pm

LCO Split 1 2023 Rosters

Reigning LCO champions Chiefs will be out to defend their crown, but have undergone changes since their Mexico outing late last year.

Raes & Aladoric return as the team’s bot lane duo, but coach Babip steps back into the starting line-up as the team’s jungler, while BioPanther makes a return to the LCO after Order’s dissolution in 2022.

It’s a new Chiefs squad for ’23, but the league champs retain their favourites tag heading into Split 1.

Bliss and Ground Zero make their grand entrance to the LCO with a combination of youth and experience, while Mammoth have built around the 2022 Gravitas core, with Ch1Chi debuting in the LCO as the team’s top laner.

Team	Squad
The Chiefs	BioPanther	Babip	Kisee	Raes	Aladoric
Pentanet.GG	Chippys	Shernfire	DONGGY	Violet	Apii
Dire Wolves	Zorenous	Poltron	Chazz	Praedyth	Decoy
Kanga Esports	Blue	Fighto	Hoopa	Shinki	Papryze
Peace	Weizhe	Ko1eee	NuL1	Chayon	TBD
Mammoth	Ch1Chi	Akano	DaJeung	Voice	Entrust
Team Bliss	Lived	Whynot	Daystar	Leemas	Benvi
Ground Zero Gaming	Tron	Gooby	mfis	Danteh	Bulldawg